On the recordJune 10, 2009
Creation of a hereditary aristocracy with a special legal and political relationship with the United States is forbidden by the Anti-Titles of Nobility clause of the Constitution.
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congress.govDaniel Inouye: “Creation of a hereditary aristocracy with a special legal and political relationship with the United States is forbidden…”
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Inouye argues that the Akaka bill would create an unconstitutional aristocracy.
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